Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Promise Community School: C

Total students

299

Avg. teacher experience

3 years

Promise Community School: 5.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Promise Community School: N/A

Statewide: 90%

Ripley House Charter School is an charter elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Promise Community School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 299 students. 74.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 40.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,803, which is $1,084 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

4410 Navigation Blvd
Houston, TX 77011-1036

Office phone number

(713) 315-6413

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Ripley House Charter School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

299

African American

14 (4.7%)

Promise Community School: 22.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 7.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

281 (94%)

Promise Community School: 65.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

3 (1%)

Promise Community School: 3.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.3%)

Promise Community School: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

4.7%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

94.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.0%

Two or more races

0.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

74.6 %

Promise Community School: 64.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

97.7 %

Promise Community School: 99%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

42.1 %

Promise Community School: 52.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

74.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

97.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

42.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

40.1 %

Promise Community School: 52.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Promise Community School: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.7 %

Promise Community School: 9.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

40.1%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

9.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Promise Community School: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Promise Community School: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Promise Community School: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Promise Community School: Not Rated: SB 1365

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

32.8 %

Promise Community School: 24%

Statewide: 15%

African American

90.9 %

Promise Community School: 34.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Promise Community School: 33.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Promise Community School: 15.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

29.8 %

Promise Community School: 24.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Promise Community School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Promise Community School: 22.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Promise Community School: Masked

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

20

African American

8 (40%)

Promise Community School: 34.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (5%)

Promise Community School: 8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5 (25%)

Promise Community School: 40.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6 (30%)

Promise Community School: 15.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

20 (100%)

Promise Community School: 95%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Promise Community School: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15

Promise Community School: 17.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

3 years

Promise Community School: 5.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$57,803

Promise Community School: $58,463

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,406

Promise Community School: $55,236

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,915

Promise Community School: $58,299

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,261

Promise Community School: $58,582

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,310

Promise Community School: $62,330

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Promise Community School: $56,268

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Promise Community School: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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